Beethoven

Question 1

Piano sonata in…?

Answer 1

C minor

Question 2

What is the introduction based on?

Answer 2

A 6 note motif

Question 3

What bars are the introduction?

Answer 3

Bars 1-10

Question 5

What are bars 11-132?

Answer 5

The exposition

Question 6

What bars are the development?

Answer 6

Bars 133-194

Question 7

What are the bars 195-294?

Answer 7

The recapitulation

Question 8

What bars are the Coda?

Answer 8

From 295 to the end

Question 9

What is the piece composed for??

Answer 9

The solo piano

Question 10

Why the piano?

Answer 10

It was a recent invention and this piece exploits it, compared to the harpsichord it could sustain notes and play with dynamic contrast

Question 11

What texture is the intro?

Answer 11

Homphonic till bar 10

Question 12

What texture is the exposition and development?

Answer 12

Monophonic right hand leading to the recapitulation

Question 13

What is the texture in the second subject?

Answer 13

Two parts with broken chords

Question 14

What are the modulations?

Answer 14

Related keys like the relative major (Eb)

Question 15

What chords that are not diatonic are used?

Answer 15

Chromatic chords- especially diminished 7ths

Question 16

Describe the melody of the second subject

Answer 16

More lyrical and lots of ornaments

Question 17

What is the melody based on?

Answer 17

Scalic passages, broken chords and arpeggios

Question 18

What time period?

Answer 18

Classical with some hints or romantic

Question 19

When and what is the tempo change?

Answer 19

Bar 111, goes from a very slow 4/4 to a very fast 2/2

Question 20

What is the structure?

Answer 20

Sonata form